Mid 19th Century American Sewing Box in Best Paper with Stencil Painted Velvet Pin Cushion medical engraving Something about old photos of

Something about old photos of young boxers I just can't resist--so full of aspiration

About 5" tall (I need to double check exact dimensions and will update

and seem to me just the right things to stare at what one is in the need of a bit of serenity

and brown at one lower corner

Mid 19th Century American Sewing Box in Best Paper with Stencil Painted Velvet Pin Cushion medical engraving Something about old photos ofI've had a few mid 19th century papered boxes of this sort, but the patterns and bright rainbow of colors on the paper here make this one exceptional. (The bright pink and yellow combo on the interior are very excellent too.) This one was specifically made as a small sewing box, with stencil painted velvet pin cushion on the lid. Hand colored and hand printed paper over cardboard, with ribbons connecting hinged lid to body of box so that it holds open